Loud explosions were heard in Dubai's Business Bay district – Reuters
Eyewitnesses in the Business Bay area reported loud explosions that occurred around 8:20 p.m. Dubai time on Thursday, July 16.
However, Dubai officials stated that there were no explosions in downtown Dubai, despite eyewitness accounts.
This was reported by Reuters.
Earlier, Iran declared its readiness to destroy all infrastructure in the Middle East in the event of U.S. attacks.
The U.S. attacked a commercial tanker bound for Iran for the first time.
As a reminder, starting on July 15 and continuing into the night of July 16, the U.S. carried out two waves of strikes on Iranian territory. The targets of the attacks included a number of military facilities in Tehran, as well as a tanker heading for Iranian ports.
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Iran had released an American woman whom, according to him, had been unlawfully detained since December 2024.
